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Wednesday 3 July 2013 - 13:46
Story Code : 36664

Canada says it arrested pair in 'al-Qaeda-inspired' bomb plot

Canada says it arrested pair in
[caption id="attachment_36665" align="alignright" width="210"] An evidence photo showing a set of pressure cookers is displayed as a Canadian security official speaks during a news conference in Surrey, BC, on Tuesday, July 2, 2013.[/caption]
A Canadian couple has been arrested in the countrys British Columbia (BC) Province and accused of an al-Qaeda-inspired plot to place pressure cooker bombs at a local legislature.
The suspects have been identified as 30-year-old Amanda Marie Korody, and 38-year-old John Stewart Nuttall, both from Surrey, BC, and charged with conspiracy to commit an indictable offence, knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity and possession of an explosive substance, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported Tuesday.

The pair allegedly built explosive devices with the "purpose of causing death or serious bodily injuries," which were placed outside the BC legislature in Victoria during a Canada Day celebration event.
The report further cites police authorities as saying that both suspects are Canadian-born citizens who were "inspired by al-Qaeda ideology," adding, however, that the incident represented a "domestic threat without international linkages."
No motive for the alleged incident has been identified by Canadian officials and press reports on the case.

Al-Qaeda is a shadowy terrorist group, widely believed based in Saudi Arabia and inspired by the kingdoms official Wahhabi ideology, which most Muslims consider deviant from the genuine Islamic principles.

Canadian police further stated in a Tuesday press conference that the two suspects were self-radicalized and had discussed a wide variety of targets and techniques, the CBC report adds.

According to the report, the Police also claimed the threat was real but at no time was the public at risk, as the threat was detected early and disrupted and they were in tight control as the devices were constructed.

The pair was reportedly detained in Abbotsford, BC on Monday and appeared briefly in court in Surrey Tuesday afternoon.

The arrests reportedly came following a five-month-long investigation spearheaded by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service under the name Project Souvenir.

Police also announced that there is no evidence linking the investigation to the Boston bomb attacks in the US, where pressure cooker bombs were used, killing four people and injuring hundreds during the citys annual marathon race in April.

Canadian authorities also discounted the possibility that the plot was linked to an identical incident in Surrey earlier this year in which a makeshift bomb was located on the citys SkyTrain metro system.

By Press TV

 

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